Type-page frame



Ndv. 25, 1930. E. B. HOWE TYPE PAGE FRAME Filed March 2. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 25, 1930. E. B. HOWE 1,733,042

TYPE PAGE FRAME Filed March 2, 1928 et he'e 2 magazines and the like Patented Nov. 25, 1930 I EDWARD B. .HOWE, or OLYMPIA FIELDS, I'LLINOIS 1 TYPE-PAGE FRAME Application filed March 2,1928. Serial no. 258,502.

Thisinventionrelates to improvements in .page frames, or means for holdingin place the t e] and rintln elements whlch form thepage so thatthe page or type form can 5"be readily handled or storedWithout danger of becoming disassembled. The device is more espec ally intended for. use in connectionwith regular forms and shapes of type fbodies, such as the advertising pages of slightly in dimensions.

One of the objects of this invention is to providea holder or frame which can be readilyapplied to thetype form, so that a considerablesavingin time can beaccomplished over the method of tying upthe forms with string, which has'been the usual practice.

A further object is to provide such a device which is durable in construction and whichcan be used repeatedly.

A still furtherobject is to providea page frame which is low in cost so thatit can be used in quantities for storage purposes l Anotherobject 1s to provide such a device ofsuch construction thatfit inay be made mainlyof stamped, sheet metal, parts.

p A further object isto provide resilient f clamping members so: that the type is held under auniform pressure which is just suffiwhich vary only cient to prevent the type from loosening and dropping out, and which will compensate for any slight difierences or changes in the dimensions of the type form. 3 Astillfurther object is to provide a holder 5 5 having continuous sides so that the. type can i be straightened up or Justified in caseit has;

.ibecome slightly disarranged.

A furtherobject is to provide a page frame which is securely locked when in the holding l 40 position, butwhich-can bereadily loosened so that type can be easily removed and corrections made.

Other objects, advantages andcapabilities Will later morefully appear.

bination, construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying -dravv the same is susceptible o-fmodification and" My invention further resides in the. comsides; A it my invention. p

In the accompanying drawings change Without departing from the spiritof embodying my invention, shown inll'ocking position "on a type page; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal; section of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section taken on of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a transverse .linel-4ofFig.2; m

i Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofthe holder, with a part shown in the locked position;

Fig. 6 shows the holder unlocked;

Fig 7 is a section of the end of the same with the'locking elements partly down.

The frame is preferably of sheet metal construction, and consists of the open ended frame inemberl, to which ishinged thebail or end frame member 2.- The frame memsection taken on the berl is formed into a U-shape witha flange T-ES PATENT OFFICE f the line 3-3 3 extending outwardly around the upper edge thereof for strengthening the sides, and also for facilitating the handling. At thetransverse portion l ofthe closed end of the frame,

the metal isfbent up to form the resilient abutment strip 5 on the insideof the frame.

Thesides of the framemember 1 extend the whole length o f the for'mso'that the lower edges of the frame may beuse d for straight ening up the} sides of the form.

The bail or end 'frame' member 2-is U-shaped, and the end of its legs 6 are pivotally connected to'the sides of the frame mem- V her .1. The bail 2 connects andalso'encloses s op I also I the open end of the frame member 1, the up- 5 per flange 3 being out awayto allowthe bail tobe moved up and down, as shown in' Figs. 5 and 6. In the sides of the frame member 1 is slidably mounted abar 7, the end of the bar being providedwith tongues :8 which engage in suitable slots 9formed in the ends of said At'th'e outer side, ltheupper edge of the bar 7 is'bevelled ofi 1 at {10. on; a radius which" is struck approximately from the center of the pivotal connection of the bail 2. Themetal at the transverse portion of the bailQiis also bent" upwardly from thelower edgeof the bailto form the resilient tongues :11. Pref- Ill erably the tongues 11 are provided with wedging surfaces 12 at the lower portions, for engaging with the bevelled surface. 10 of the bar 7 In using the device the frame is held over the type page, and the bar 7 is placed against one end of the page. The frame is then drawn back and lowered into position for enclosing the page. The sides of the frame fit closely against the sides of the page, and the type are clamped by pressure between the ends of the frame. As the bail 2 is forced down into clamping position, the wedging surfaces 12 of the fingers l1 engage the bevelled surface 10 of the lock bar 7 and the bar is wedged inwardly to press the type against the resilient abutment 5, which provided at the opposite end of the frame. hen the bail 2 is in the horizontal position, the fingers 11 engage the outer surface of the bar 7 below the shoulder formed by the bevelled surface 10. The movable parts? and 2 are thereby locked securely in position, and the frame may be handled quite roughly without danger of having the type drop out. I he resilience in the pressure members and 11, compen' sates for any slight differences which might occur in the length of the page and also for any changes which might occur after the holder is clamped. By bevelling the lower edges of the frame member I, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the holder can be readily slipped over the page after a proof has been taken, and the page removed for corrections, which can be readily made by raising the bail 2 to relieve the pressure on the type without removing the holder.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. I11 a type page holder, a rectangular frame, pivotal means for clamping the type form in the frame, and resilient means integral with said frame for holding the type under pressure after the form has been clamped. I

2. In a type page holder, a rectangular frame, means pivoted to the frame for clamping the type form in the frame, and a yieldable plate in one end of the frame for maintaining pressure on the type.

3. In a type page holder, a rigid frame means pivoted to the frame for clamping the type form in the frame, and a resilient abutment in the frame against which the clamping means operates.

4. In a type page holder, a rectangular frame, a resilient abutment in the frame, and pivotal means for compressing and holding the type form against the abutment.

5. In a type page holder, a frame having rigid sides fitting closely over the type form and having a pivotal end portion, and means integral with said frame for compressing the type form between the ends of the frame.

6. In a type page holder, a rectangular frame for enclosing the type body, a bar extending across one end of the frame, said bar being slidably mounted in the frame, and pivotal means for forcibly moving and holding the bar inwardly.

7. In a type page holder, a U-shaped frame member extending completely around three sides of the type body, a bar extending across the open end of the frame member and slidably mounted therein, and a ll-shaped end frame member having the ends of its legs pivotally connected to the sides of'said frame member and having a wedging surface cooperating with said bar for clamping the type body against the closed end of said memher.

8. A page frame comprising a rectangular frame consisting of two U-shaped, pivotally connected frame members, a bar extending across the open end of one of said frame members and slidably mounted therein, the other of said members having a wedging surface formed in its transverse portion cooperating with said bar for clamping the type form against the transverse portion of the other member,

9. A page frame comprising a U-shaped frame member for enclosing three sides of the type form, a bar extending across the open end of said frame member and slidably mounted therein, and a U-shaped member hinged to said member for wedging the bar inwardly.

10. In a page frame, a rectangular frame, a bail hinged to the sides of the frame, a bar extending across the frame and slidably mounted therein, the bar and the bail having cooperating surfaces whereby the bar is forced inwardly when the bail is forced down. 7

11. In a type page holder, a rectangular open ended frame, a. bail hinged to the open end of the frame, and a bar extending across the frame, the bail having a resilient portion for wedging the bar inwardly to clamp the type form in the frame.

12. A page frame comprising a rectangular open ended frame, a bail hinged to the open end of the frame, a bar extending across the frame, the bail having a wedging surface for acting on the bar to force the same inwardly and the frame having a resilient abutment strip at the closed end thereof.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification.

EDWARD B. HOWE. 

